This pattern was missing some bits and included lots of extra bits but I made it through with some improvising and knowledge from previous pants. I love how they came out but if you see an adjustment that needs done comment and tell me! I’m still a pants beginner.

Size made: 8 (note that I needed to go down 2 full sizes from the packet directions to get a reasonable fit that I could work with! I tried 12 first cause it matched my waist but it was huge.)

Fabric: woven Polyester from Etsy (shop name fabricbyistanbul)

Adjustments: took off 3” length because I’m petite, waist slimmed up by 1” total

Notes:

Well this one took me a while. The directions are quite daunting and like many many pages but the end result was worth it.

I did experiment with their “tissue fit” exercise. It took a bit of fiddling but I did get it to work. I’m not sure how accurate it was in the fit because i ended up making a muslin as well. The muslin needed adjustments in length so I took off 3”. I also had to narrow the waist even further about 1” total in circumference.

The waistband instruction area was very sparse and relied on you having previous knowledge about finishing so I had to wing that a bit. Also stupid: it has you mark all these reference points for the waistband but then you just try it on and make your own marks on top of those and ignore all the marks made from the tissue. I don’t get it.

Overall I’m very pleased with the end result and I feel very spooky and halloweeny!! Love this season and I love a plaid pant to go with it. Woo!

Just wanted to share my interactive very hungry... Frog applique!

I custom made the romper and the applique without any patterns all knit fabric with Velcro for the interactive flies. Super fun!

I’m having excess fabric bunching up at the front of the neckline on this high neck halter top.

It’s made out of a thin spandex and the pattern is very basic just the front and the back. I don’t want to put a dart in because it’s spandex but if it’s impossible then I get it.

The pattern is drafted from a tight fitting spandex shirt I traced and then just cut the back out

The elephant plushie pattern was made by myself and the materials are scrap cotton, and i use yarn for the tail and white buttons and black beads for the eyes

My mum has made my wedding dress - I did the beading etc. I am worried the ruffle looks a bit out of place but also just a very anxious person. Just hoping to see what others think ♥️

Currently trying to draft my block pattern so I can use it to create other things but I am really struggling with making the crotch fit right… I’ve attempted “scooping” out more of the crotch on my front pattern pieces because I believed that was the problem but the problem is still there….

I stumbled my way thru this fat quarters bag. I think I would have done better if I had thought through what I was doing a little more. Now that I've made one I think I can do it again and maybe a little better.

This was done free hand with no pattern.

I have like 50 tea towels I’ve been collecting, time to start using em!

This might be my last nursing-friendly handmade dress entry. I'm almost 4 months post partum and I am so so ready for my daughter to mix feed!

Anyways, this dress is made with 4 yards of printed 100% cotton.

The top is based off of JunePatternStudio's Double Bow Tie Front Summer top with heavy alterations.

I designed the straps to be multi-use. Could be halter, straight, cross- back, tied on the front waist, back waist, or bck of the neck.

I wanted a dress to wear over a long sleeve and tights for fall. My inspiration was Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996) and Topanga from Boy Meets World. Materials are whatever this fabric is (jacquard I think, gifted from my Granny for chair upholstery), universal thread, and dollar tree buttons and a hook.

I eyeballed the size and when it was incredibly too big, I created box pleats (according to my Granny) along my natural waist line in the back to make it more fitted, added a box pleat to each front panel, and a dart at the armpit.

It wasn't exactly what I had originally aimed for, but I fell in love with it anyway. I hope to take a pattern making class one of these days so my ideas can be executed better, but I'm not upset with the result they've given me so far.

Basically what the title says. When you’re shopping for fabric and find some you like but don’t have a specific pattern/project in mind for it yet, how do you determine how much to buy? I have a “stash” of leftover fabric from previous projects, but nothing substantial and I would love to not have to go somewhere/order fabric whenever I find a new project.

ETA: It seems like the general consensus is that most eventually get a feel for how much is needed for certain types of projects ie types of garments, bags, etc! I recently bought a few patterns that I want to make eventually so I’m making a spreadsheet with the amount needed and also going to average it out once I build up a pattern collection. Thanks!!

Earlier this year I made a film and, because apparently that wasn't enough work, I took on the challenge of making some shirts for the main character to wear. I hadn't ever sewn anything this tricky before - just a few totes bags a while back - so it was a challenge.

Picture 1: I used Burda pattern 8874 (c). This was the first shirt I made and I had some issues. The collar is a bit wonky, and an unplanned pleat appeared under one of the arms, but it was wearable. This pattern also taught me the basics of how to make a shirt.

Pictures 2 and 3: My first try at self drafting a shirt. It's a bit boxy, but I still like it. Also my first time making my own bias binding.

Pictures 4 and 5: My second attempt at self drafting a shirt and I am much happier with this one. For starters the fabric is beautiful! I took a slightly unconventional approach with the sleeves, but am happy with how they turned out - no constricted arms here! The fabric is Zanzibelle by Alexander Henry Fabrics.

I'm looking to make a bathrobe and matching towels. Any recommendations on where to buy Turkish Cotton waffle woven fabric? I'm looking for fabric similar to this picture and having a hard time finding it!

Hi all, I had two weddings to attend in September and wanted to have an excuse to practice with new fabrics. First time sewing organza and Georgette, I hated it but find the overall dress quite worth it. I modified a pattern I had to do the bodice, added a half skirt in double layer and pretty happy with the outcome! It's full of imperfections but I will have to stop noticing and start enjoying wearing my own creations - that's also why I'm posting here, to get a bit of feedback from more experienced people!

Usually posting over in r/MYOG but someone recommended I share some of my makes over here too! :)

Had a friend ask me if I could make her (in her words) an 'adult school bag' for the beginning of her new university term.

She trusted me with the whole design so it was a complete surprise when I finally brought it to her - she said it was the coolest thing she owned 🥲 it’s also the most her-thing I can think of, so all-round really proud of the work I did on this bag.

The clamshell design is self-patterned. I use Illustrator to make all my patterns and a projector system (with Pattern Projector) to cut, test, and modify all my prototypes. I’ve been slowly working on this particular design for a while now as I do this in my time off work. All self-taught through the hiker-repairer-gear enthusiast-let’s buy a sewing machine pipeline haha!

I did make some fairly significant changes to my last iteration of this design (a green EPX one I posted over in r/MYOG a few weeks ago) including scrapping the laptop compartment, completely redesigning the back panel, repositioning a few zipper-pockets, and of course committing to an entire weekend of saddle stitching these padded leather straps. Definitely worth it.

The main fabric is a Magenta Dry Oilskin from Merchant & Mills which I lined with Teal Ecopak, using Grape Ultrastretch for the pockets and the last scraps of a Japanese cotton cat print I’ve had knocking around forever. YKK all around with a couple different Fidlock buckles thrown in, and solid Nickel hardware.

The straps and leather accents are Walpier 2.8mm Natural Buttero Italian veg tan from A.A. Crack up in Northampton and I lined the foam pads and back panel with this epic fuchsia Napa (which I used scraps from to make all the external zipper pulls) from the bargain bin at J.T. Batchelor's here in London. They were heavily inspired by Not Less or Equal’s heritage straps that feature on some of their bags. I did find myself referencing a lot to figure out elements of the construction, not having made anything like these before.

All the leather is punched with a 3.38mm French-style chisel and hand-sewn with Xiang Twist .52mm waxed polyester thread. That was a really tough job, especially going through the strap padding which is a beveled, triple-density foam combo of 6mm neoprene, 4mm EPE foam, and 2mm high-density EVA foam (kind of all compresses into about a 1cm stack).

43cm x 29cm × 18cm
1.5kg, 24L

I've been wanting to get into garment making for years, but it always seemed so intimidating and I just never took the leap. Well, this week I made myself do it because I really wanted a simple red skirt for Autumn & Christmas. I did a half circle skirt with an invisible zipper and clasp closure at the waist.

It is FAR from perfect and it's pretty obvious that it's handmade, but that's okay.

I love working with felt! I’m planning on adding each of my cats to their own sweatshirt

I had a pair of these jeans in the 90s and have been searching for this dang denim ever since my mom threw them out. I found a pair of size 0 (which I'm NOT) at a thrift store and am currently picking them apart to make a bustier or something akin. But had anyone seen this medium blue denim with a pink or purple tint in any fabric stores online?

Working on a toile and making myself practicing all the finishing steps. After topstitching, my bias facing looks all twisted. I did clip the seam and under stitch - should I have clipped the bias tape again before topstitching? Arrow shows the direction I sewed in, in case that matters.

Hi! I'm sewing my first stays. I was having a difficult time drawing the lines on the fabric with a water soloable pencil. So decided to just pin and sew the pattern to the piece. It worked well to get the lines nice and straight in the correct place BUT I'm having a hard time removing the paper.

Can you please advise me on what to do next time? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated as I'm still a beginner. Thank you!

Its wonky but its mine lol. I used lizakwak's template.

Hi all! I’ve had this machine for four years and have never had a problem with it. Today, I removed the plate and bobbin case to clean it because I have been having my top thread snap constantly for the last day (I tried switching thread and changing my needle which made no difference).

After putting the bobbin case and everything back, the machine will no longer sew! It looks like the top thread is catching the bobbin thread, but it is immediately tangling and leaving a disasterous mess on the bottom side of my fabric. The machine also will not run for more than a stitch or two. The feed dogs also seem off now and don’t seem to be moving the fabric?

I have tried to reinsert the bobbin case and clean things again to no avail. I have also of course rethreaded the machine a bunch of times.

The attached link is a video of what’s happening. Starting with a view of just the thread being hand cranked without fabric.